Students are initially placed in a form class based on the results of a placement test in English and Mathematics. These form classes are streamed but there are opportunities for promotion at the end of the school year. Likewise, students may be demoted. If a student is misplaced badly on arrival, their situation will be treated sympathetically and movement may occur at the first possible opportunity.

 

 

Students are independently setted for Mathematics, English, French and Arabic; movement in these subjects may take place when the need arises and at the discretion of the department concerned.

All students must study Arabic until Year 9 and foreign Muslims must take Islamic Studies too. These are legal requirements from the Ministry of Education.

 

 

Students who are new to the English Language or for whom the study of three languages may be too great a challenge may take Intensive English as an alternative to French.

 

 

Non Muslim foreigners may be taught a variety of subjects instead of Islamic Studies.

 

 

Subjects Studied	No. of Lessons per Week
	Years 7/8	Year 9
Arabic	3	3
English	3	3
Mathematics	3	3
French / Intensive English	2	2
Islamic Studies / Drama/ Music / Other	2	2
Physics / Chemistry / Biology	1	2
History / Geography	1	1
Social Studies of the Middle East	1	-
Art / Drama / P.E./ Music	1	1
Information Technology	1	1
Drama	1	-
Library	1	-

 

 

The curriculum followed is a modification of the British National Curriculum to ensure a smooth transition to examination courses in Year 10.

Subject	Level	Examination Board
Arabic 1st Language	IGCSE	CIE
Arabic	General Secondary	Ministry of Education, Kuwait
Arabic 2nd Language	GCSE	Edexcel
Islamic Studies	General Secondary	Ministry of Education, Kuwait
English 1st Language	IGCSE	CIE
English 2nd Language	IGCSE	CIE
English Literature	IGCSE	CIE
French	IGCSE	CIE
Spanish	IGCSE	CIE
Mathematics	IGCSE	CIE
	GCSE	Edexcel
Physics	IGCSE	CIE
Chemistry	IGCSE	CIE
Biology	IGCSE	CIE
Economics	IGCSE	CIE
Business Studies	IGCSE	CIE
Accounting	IGCSE	CIE
Information Technology	IGCSE	CIE
Computer Studies	IGCSE	CIE
Art & Design	IGCSE	CIE
Drama	IGCSE	CIE
Music	IGCSE	CIE
History	IGCSE	CIE
Geography	IGCSE	CIE
Physical Education	IGCSE	CIE

• Some of these subjects are completed in after-school classes and students are examined at the end of Year 10.
• Students are expected to maintain a standard of work consistent with acceleration.
• Acceleration is not a right but a privilege awarded strictly on past performance.
• It is not suitable or nor desirable for some students.